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Prince Harry arrives in Jamaica – amid push to sever ties with monarchy
In an interview last week with The Associated Press, Simpson-Miller, while professing strong admiration for the queen, described the political change she wants as a memorial for Jamaica’s national heroes and the unheralded victims of slavery.
“I think the fact that August coming will be 50 years since we have gained our independence that it’s time for us to sever the ties,” Simpson-Miller said Thursday during the AP interview.
In former U.K. colonies across the ethnically diverse British Caribbean, the monarchy elicits excitement in some middle-age and older people who see the royal family as a symbol of stability, and mostly yawns from a younger generation.
But some younger Jamaicans were excited by the buzz surrounding his visit.
“It’s fun that he’s here in Jamaica. I’ve seen him on TV,” said Latoya Spencer, a 29-year-old hair stylist.
Harry has already been to Belize and the Bahamas. He also plans to travel to Brazil.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press
